"have one's whole life ahead of one" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has one's whole life ahead of one [present, singular, third-person], having one's whole life ahead of one [participle, present], had one's whole life ahead of one [participle, past], had one's whole life ahead of one [past]
Etymology: The phrase is an exaggeration, the implication being that by being young one has barely experienced life at all. Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> one's whole life ahead of one}} have one's whole life ahead of one (third-person singular simple present has one's whole life ahead of one, present participle having one's whole life ahead of one, simple past and past participle had one's whole life ahead of one)
  1. (informal) To be young, and therefore have many years left to live and experience life. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-have_one's_whole_life_ahead_of_one-en-verb-dR72FOmv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "has one's whole life ahead of one",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "having one's whole life ahead of one",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had one's whole life ahead of one",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had one's whole life ahead of one",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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        },
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        },
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          "langcode": "en",
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          "parents": [
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            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "You're only 25; you have your whole life ahead of you. Go out and travel and see the world.",
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        }
      ],
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        "To be young, and therefore have many years left to live and experience life."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live"
        ],
        [
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          "experience"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To be young, and therefore have many years left to live and experience life."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
{
  "etymology_text": "The phrase is an exaggeration, the implication being that by being young one has barely experienced life at all.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "has one's whole life ahead of one",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "having one's whole life ahead of one",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had one's whole life ahead of one",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had one's whole life ahead of one",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "have<has,,had> one's whole life ahead of one"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "You're only 25; you have your whole life ahead of you. Go out and travel and see the world.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be young, and therefore have many years left to live and experience life."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live"
        ],
        [
          "experience",
          "experience"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To be young, and therefore have many years left to live and experience life."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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